2007: another year come and gone...

its the time for an obligatory post on what the year has been like... the ups, the downs, the good and the bad.

it was one heck of a year comprising of bittersweet memories.

a year of perseverance and hangin on in there.

... what comes up must come down. and so it was a time when we had to pat each other's back and say "thanks guys, couldnt have done it without you." good and bad times that will forever be etched in my memory- the 31st intima.

a year of love, care and knowing each other more.

a year of new opportunities, recognition, achievements and realizing our own potential.

a year of pride, happiness and joy for my *cough* loved *cough* ones.

a year of farewell, goodbyes and see you soon.

a year of being supportive of cultural music! *live and loud kl rocks!*

a year of strengthening old friendships...

... and forging new ties.


a year of celebrations.
and most presents i got in my whole 20 years. thanks guys (esp you calvin)!


and the best present i had for myself for the year was...

an A1 for a final year subject!

greg asked me what my new year resolutions are...

stayin' true as a food blogger, of cos it must be... TO VISIT EVERY EATERY OUTLET IN THE CURVE!! hahahaha.

and i promise *fingers and toes crossed!* to work hard for my final semester :-)

and improving on my card making skills!


happy new year folks! hope 2008 will be a better year for you and me :-)
go out and celebrate but dont get too wasted!

... till i write again, next year ;-) cheersssssss!

chokolat overload: fidani handmade gourmet chocolates

WARNING: chocolate overload!

all chocolates courtesy of fidani... finest chocolate creations.

this is what i see & eat everyday for 21 days

hazel crest
whole hazelnut on top of gianduja

captivation
soft gianduja with whole roasted almond

signature
blend of hazelnut praline & gianduja with a biscuit crisp

the trios
a trio of hazelnuts on top of gianduja

divine
melt-away gianduja coated in rich chocolate

almond attractions
chocolate cup filled with crunchy roasted almonds

hazel haven
smooth hazelnut gianduja

passion
with silky mango cream filling

mocha marvel
hazelnut gianduja with a tint of mocha

macadamia praline
with smooth macadamia praline filling

almond affection (sugar free)
roasted almond on top of praline

mocha mood (sugar free)
filled with mocha praline

obsession
pure praline with crunchy almond nibs

fascinations
classic praline truffle rolled in crunchy almond flakes

mass macadamia
chocolate cup with crunchy macadamias

ory truffle
tangy orange truffle dipped in rich chocolate

orangesilk (sugar free)
with cream of orange

vanilla elite (sugar free)
filled with vanilla praline

merry christmas

christmas tree at bangsar village II

merry christmas folks! here's a black santa made of pure dark chocolate for you!

... and a chocolate gingerbread house made of the finest and pure fidani chocolate! catch it at bangsar village II opposite raoul.

many happy returns!

*shrugs to work...*

p/s: i know i got so much of backlogs... will try to blog them off after my work period ends! stay tune!

the twenty club

hi all. im officially a member of the twenty club :)

how does it feel? well, just like any other ordinary day except that the date matches with the numbers on my identity card. HAHA. ok, be a gud nice fren and find me in bangsar village. buy me a drink or a cake or better yet, buy my chocolates or something k.

looking forward to a good day ;-)

*shrugs to work*

nando's @ subang parade

nando's is one of my favouritest place to go if i have cravings for grilled chicken. just the other day, after our chocolate training, my sister and i went for lunch at nando's subang parade.

i wasn't feeling well that day, hence i only took the quarter chicken without any sides. thinking about it now, i should have ordered more since my sis belanja'ed. heheh. you dont know what its like to have tapau food every night (eversince i started working)!

1/4 chicken mild peri- rm8.50

1/4 chicken with coleslaw & old style chips- rm12.80

sunkist orange juice for me- rm4.95

nando's mineral water- rm2.95

famous peri sauces

prices arent exactly cheap for nando's but it certainly is filling. the food are pretty decent. most of its outlets have fairly nice ambience as well, certainly a recommended place for meals :)

total bill- rm33.58

nando's @ subang parade
lot lg 10b-c, lg floor,
no. 5, jalan ss16/1,
47500 subang jaya.
(beside manhattan fish market)
tel: 03-56326555

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

mr teppanyaki

as mentioned in my last post, i had a very bad experience at mr teppanyaki @ sunway pyramid. the outlet has been here for a very long time, it used to be green but they underwent a facelift and painted it red and with better furnishings. however, service remains poor and worst still, the food are getting worst as well.

it sucks cos we're big suckers for teppanyaki. we absoteppanyakingly love it. sighs.

anyway, after the facelift, the menu also changed- to the better as it has more variety of food now. would be best if the taste of food upgrades too, but... *sighs*

miso soup

beef teppanyaki- rm9.90

yose nabe- rm9.90

the beef teppanyaki was soooooo disappointing. look at one of our fav elements- the vege. NO CABBAGE??!!! what the hell. i remember that its a point to have a mountain of vege but all i see is NO CABBAGE and a flat pile of tauge -_-

AND that is not all! there are also missing elements of fried garlic and the sweet pickles that ALWAYS MUST come with teppanyaki sets. when asked where are the "side extras" the waitress just selamba-ly reply, "sudah habis". what the hell. it was only 12pm!! LIARS. dun have then say takde lah.

dont be deceived by the yose nabe. it is actually very small only.

hot green tea- rm2

does it look anything like green to you? worst still, what kind of cups are they using??! the one you're seeing in the foreground is actually those type of cups in wongkok char chan teng where they serve bubble tea with. somebody please tell the management that green tea and these cups SO DOESNT MATCH! whats worst than worst is that the cups are... yellowish. ohmaigourd.

i requested for my cup to be changed afterwards. its just so yuck and blehhhhh.

total bill- rm41.06

for such bad service and bad food... it is too much to pay for. i would highly recommend anyone and everyone to go to mr teppanyaki ONLY when every other single eatery outlet (including bakeries, kioks, roadside stall) in sunway pyramid is FULL.

strictly a eat-to-live.

sekian.

mr teppanyaki
lot lg2.39
sunway pyramid (old wing)
no 3 jalan pjs 11/15, bandar sunway,
46150 petaling jaya.
(opposite ice rink and beside pizza hut)

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

hartamas square

bright neon lights

after live & loud kl last sunday, we hopped over to hartamas for dinner and decided to settle down at hartamas square- foodcourt (wah got website summore).

the stalls are not too many and the food offered are the usual foodcourt food you find in ming tien @ taman megah or asia cafe @ ss15 subang. for starters we ordered an oh jien (fried oyster omelet) to share.

oh jien- rm10

oh jien... okok allow me to digress awhile. do you know jien from disney channel fame and sarah tan from channel [v] or mtv (??) fame are getting married...??!! how many screaming girl fans of jien 's dreams are dashed and the ever so hot sarah's male fans are shattered!! i personally really like sarah. she's damn hot k. sighs. i wonder how they babies look like -_-

oh jien... i mean the oyster omelet now, wasnt that good. it was just... blehhhh. something that after the third bite you'll be like okayyyy, i cant take this anymore. yeah, that unappetizing. so dont order!

the brava stall

penne all' arrabiata- rm12

this is the same pasta/pizza stall at asia cafe. jill had penne all' arrabiata. comes in big portions and jill cant finish it...

param's chicken teppanyaki

that afternoon i had teppanyaki which i will tell the story in my next/future post. and when i saw param's teppanyaki, i got reminded of the one i had that afternoon. one thing's for sure, param's looked better than the one i had. and im sure it tasted better too!! param enjoyed it :)

rösti rösti

roast beef bacon- rm6.50

eager to try something different than the usual hawker fare, i went swiss on that night. i had rösti- a swiss type of pan fried potato. honestly speaking, im quite a sucker for anything with eggs and potato. these two are my comfort food. the roast beef bacon did not disappoint for the price i paid (you'd probably pay double at marche the curve). it looks simple but it tasted nice... and it was filling as well.

traffic lights juices

all three of us opted for fruit juices- mine was carrot milk, jill's honeydew and param's orange. at rm3.70 per glass it was nothing to shout about. bit diluted but oh well, who serves pure orange juice at a foodcourt at rm3.70 anyway!

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work has been very very very (x infinity) tiring! imagine standing and telling people the same line over and over again for about 2148912498934 times. on the first night, it was a disaster and sales was very bad! saturday's sales picked up 2.5 folds compared to friday's but we still were 1/4 away from target sales. sunday was very disappointing!! just when you thought sales would be better, it was worst.

sighs... maybe its not christmas yet and people havent push the panic button on what to buy as gifts. hopefully sales picks up by then.

meanwhile... PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT US AND BUY OUR CHOCOLATES K! we're at bangsar village (old wing opposite village grocer and L'OCCITANE) from 10am-10pm daily till 28th december!!

kthxbye.

p/s: wont be able to update daily esp on weekends cos i work from 10am-10pm. by the time i get home, all i wanna do is collapse on my bed. and the next morning, all i wanna do is just not wake up. work is hard. please appreciate the profession of promoters.


hartamas square
lot 48672 h.s (d) 96949,
jalan 23/70a,
desa sri hartamas, kl.
(a stone's throw from soul'ed out)

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]